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FAMILY CASTILLO-PORTUGAL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Castillo-portugal.

Genealogy of family Castillo-portugal, origin of Castillo-portugal, provenance of the family name Castillo-portugal.

History and meaning for Castillo-portugal.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Castillo-portugal have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Castillo-portugal.

The family name Castillo-portugal is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Castillo, which appears first, and portugal.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Castillo-portugal:

1) The origin of the family name Castillo-portugal.

2) The meaning of the family name Castillo-portugal.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Castillo-portugal.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Castillo-portugal.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Castillo-portugal has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Castillo-portugal:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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The family name Castillo-portugal appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Castillo-portugal has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Castillo-portugal arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Castillo-portugal are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Castillo-portugal are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Castillo-portugal have made some test of nobility or knightage.

It may be helpful for those with the name Castillo-portugal to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Castillo-portugal It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Castillo-portugal can have graphic variants.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* The family name Castillo-portugal appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Castillo-portugal as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Castillo-portugal

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